Medieval European Feudalism

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A social system in medieval Europe, where people worked and fought for nobles in return for protection and land.

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Feudalism

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A person who held land under the feudal system, pledging loyalty and service to a lord.

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Vassal

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An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service.

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Fief

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A noble who owned land and had power over vassals and serfs.

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Lord

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A laborer bound under the feudal system to work on a lord's estate.

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Serf

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A large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.

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Manor

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The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.

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Chivalry

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Seafaring Scandinavian warriors who raided and settled in many parts of northwestern Europe in the 8th–11th centuries.

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Viking

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A composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages.

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Troubadour

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A man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor.

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Knight